IAEA
 IAEA       | |
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| Abbreviation | IAEA |
| Parent organization | UN |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Leader | IAEA/Director General |
| Type | Organization |
| Subpage | •IAEA/Director General |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency | |
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Contents
Official narrative
The mission of the IAEA is the rather contradictory[1] combination of promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy, while inhibiting its use for any military purposes.
George W. Bush's "new report" on Iraq's WMDs
On 6 September 2002, when U.S. President George W. Bush claimed that the IAEA had published a “new report” about Saddam Hussein’s efforts to create "weapons of mass destruction" the U.S. news-media reported the statement but hid that it was a lie. He said (and CNN and others quoted it): “a report came out of the Atomic — the IAEA that they were six months away from developing a weapon. I don’t know what more evidence we need”. The IAEA issued a denial that there was any such report,[2] but US commercially-controlled media did not report their denial.[3]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olli Heinonen | Deputy Director-General for Safeguards | 1999 | 2005 | From 1999 to 2002 Director of Operations A and from 2002–2005 Director of Operations B in the Department of Safeguards. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Evidence of Iranian Nukes may be Fake | article | 18 November 2010 | Gareth Porter |
